Animated shorts discover fest route is not only road to Oscar

AUTHOR(S)

Wolff, Ellen

PUB. DATE

December 2003

SOURCE

Daily Variety;12/10/2003, Vol. 281 Issue 47, pA4

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Lists animated films which have won Academy Awards and discusses the reasons they stand out. "The Three Little Pigs"; "The Old Mill"; "Yankee Doodle Mouse"; "Tweetie Pie": "Knighty Knight Bugs"; "The Pink Phink"; "The Dot and the Line". INSET: The short list.

Reports on the screening of the 2002 Academy Award best animated film nominees, as of December 2001. Animated films being screened; Financial concerns over the competition; Different approaches of the studios in their Academy Award campaigns.

The article reports on the nominees for the animated feature category of the 84th Academy Awards which include DreamWorks Animation LLC's "Kung Fu Panda 2" and "Puss in Boots," and Gkids' "A Cat in Paris."

The article reports that the animated film "Chico & Rita" directed by Fernando Trueba, which examines the relationship between American and Cuban jazz musicians, has been nominated for the Academy Award for best animated feature.